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Back To Top. Thus, the forward movement of the remnants of the hurricane averaged 40 to 45 mph as it approached Southern Lower Michigan. As the storm tracked into the Great Lakes, it merged with a fairly strong cold front that pushed across the upper Midwest into the Lakes. The combination of the strong push of cool fall air, strong upper level dynamics and the remnants of the hurricane created quite a storm not unlike the more common intense late fall cyclones that are seen in the Great Lakes.
In addition, the track and speed of our "hurricane" brings to mind that of the "Panhandle Low" type of low pressure system in the winter. While the speed of the system was fairly quick, it's not uncommon for hurricanes to accelerate northeast as they become extratropical and get "picked up" by the mid-latitude upper winds or jet stream.
Yet, what was really unusual and noteworthy was the surface wind that accompanied the storm as it moved through the Great Lakes. By the time hurricanes make it this far north, they usually have blown themselves out, at least to the extent that surface winds are only gusting to, at best, 30 or 40 mph. Note the following, taken from the Detroit weather records on September 25th, Most of the above noted news clippings show widespread wind damage to trees and power lines that would be commonplace in severe thunderstorms or a derecho.
A derecho is a widespread windstorm consisting of a complex of thunderstorms that develop into a long-lived squall line. But there also were some unusual or freakish happenings as the Detroit Free Press deemed them as well. The following is taken September 26th, , the day after, from the Detroit Free Press about the storm:. The Free Press goes on to say that "shortly after noon, the wind blew steadily at 56 miles an hour, but a times gusts reached hurricane velocity of 75 miles an hour.
One woman was literally blown into a fire hydrant, suffering a possible skull fracture. Other reports of scattered damage to homes and businesses across the region were mentioned in the article. In addition, the fierce wind churned up giant waves on the Lakes, including Lake Huron into the St. Clair River where two barges were blown ashore from of the shipping channel, even after dropping their heaviest anchors.
Downed telephone lines caused a disruption of service and communication across the Great Lakes and elsewhere. The "dying" hurricane left a trail of damage from Texas clear up into the Great Lakes and Canada. The wind of the storm was equated to an intense fall low pressure system that hit the area on November 29th, in which the wind blew 67 mph in Detroit and to the "Black Friday" storm in November of The fact that the hurricane, after weakening and becoming extratropical, traveled over a thousand miles and still was able to maintain that much wind is extraordinary in itself.
Judging by the lowest pressure readings at Detroit Quite impressive for the remnants of a "dying" hurricane in the Great Lakes in September. In fact, this is the second lowest pressure reading ever recorded in Detroit during the month of September the first being One can only make a random guess as to the chances of another hurricane-force wind storm, from remnants of an actual hurricane, hitting the Great Lakes again.
Since it was the only one of its kind in the record books at Detroit since records began in , it may take several years before another similar storm affects the region!
One final, extremely interesting "hurricane" that affected the Great Lakes must be mentioned to make this article complete. Hurricane Ida is now a tropical depression, but still has a big influence on the eastern U. As Ida moves into the northeast U. The forecast below shows a modeled temperature anomaly forecast through Thursday, September 9. Temperature anomaly forecast from Tuesday, August 31 to September 9 shows cooler air being pulled down into the Great Lakes region.
I hope that would be a positive enough message for Spiro Agnew. You can learn more about that storm and the "Huroncane" here. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Can southeast Michigan get a hurricane? We've had tropical leftovers before What is a 'Huroncane'? By: Chris Edwards. What the recent heat wave did to metro Detroit's fall colors Could global warming be responsible for fall heat wave in metro Detroit?
Why metro Detroit's fall weather outlook may surprise you he biggest reason for its relative wimpiness is that we're almost miles from where it made landfall in the Gulf of Mexico. Copyright Scripps Media, Inc.
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